We went to the hangar late Friday 8th May with Stan intending to stay until the following weekend and I was going back to Pakenham Sunday and return for him the following weekend. Plans changed quickly with the return of Peter and Anne McLean's Megafauna trip when I managed to obtain a ride home Saturday afternoon.
I left Stan with enough food to last the week (not sure why he's losing weight!) and he accomplished a lot.
Cobram Plumbing and Engineering had delivered the upstairs shower base and flashings to complete the windows, so before Van Steensel Timbers delivered a load of timber and other building materials early Tuesday, Stan had completed the remaining downstairs windows.
He took half a day and made up the stairs so we no longer have to rely on the ladder.
We're not sure why Stan couldn't get any takers to help lift the shower base up the ladder, but once the stairs were in place the shower base was taken up and glued in position.
He was then able to complete the frame for upstairs bathroom and toilet, including the cavity sliding doors.
Eclipse of the moon taken near the main wind sock, with reflection in water from recent rain. Taken just as the moon was rising. Inserted into blog 9/1/2011.
We had a heap of things like an extra fridge, bikes, bed base, barbecue etc that we couldn't fit in back of 4WD, so we hired a trailer for 24 hours and did a quick trip. Worked out really well. Even brought up Mum's electric scooter.
Interlux at Berwick made our vertical blinds in kitchen, and roller blinds in our bedroom and upstairs. Stan put them all up without any problems.
All vanities same colour, creamy doors and a mottley brown laminex top, hand basins and taps all the same. Very pleased with them all. This one in our ensuite toilet area.
Our vanities were made by Danish Kitchens of Narre Warren. They packed them all on their trailer and we towed them to Yarrawonga, unpacked, and they were installed over a few weeks.
Kitchen just works really well. Had trouble getting a bright picture, but the room generally is really bright with natural light. Pale green cupboard fronts (Snowgum is the colour) with grey/green tops. A induction cooker quickly required Stan to install a rangehood. We presently don't require overhead cupboards, but can add them later if needed. Really pleased with it all.
We just love the end result. Under the stairs, we have the fridge, wall oven, and lots of drawers and storage space.
This mess of boxes is our kitchen cupboards from Impala. Glad we didn't have to sort them out, but of course the expert made short work of it.
Our downstairs floor is coated with Granicrete, which is a trowelled on surface, sealed with a Flexithane, a high-gloss surface. We have also used it on the shower walls and bases.
Wow! Looks terrific. From left, cupboard to keep flying gear, laundry trough, laundry cupboard, entry to downstairs, and the stairs up go off to the right of glass door, hidden by the Weathertex wall.
They were rewarded by sharing our lovely Easter sunshine.
My brother Barrie Cousin and his wife Margaret painted a lot of the Weathertex boards for us. Here they are lined up drying on the hangar floor.
The external/internal cladding of the frame was Weathertex, painted grey prior to fixing over insulation. This taken prior to the need for scaffolding.
We are very pleased with the look of the new window on the outside.
Window in place looking from inside. We have grey glass in the windows. You can see the difference in sun glare on left side which didn't have the glass panel inserted.
Great view with planes in the distance. Stan busy placing the window flashing.
Window looking into hangar from upstairs.
Luke Brennan came and saved our bacon - or should I say septic tank. We had to get the electrical pump connected for the contents of the septic tank to pump out into the passing sewer. Not before time.
Yes, we still have our trike. During that week it actually made it out of the hangar for one flight over the empty Lake.
Did I tell you it was cold? In case you can't read our sign, it says "Welcome to Mawson Base Camp".
Upstairs showing the pipework for the solar connection. Sorry, I get excited about pipework when we haven't had any there before!
And the insulation bats on the hangar floor. Cannot believe how heavy they are to move around.
And yes, the pipes are connected to outside water, which actually comes into the hangar between our bedroom windows. Not sure if that will be a bad place or not?
Finally we have number 22 on the right hand side of the hangar.
And talk about a fancy cactus tree which will be concealed in the wall between hangar toilet and shower.
Some of the pipes Peter installed, this lot waiting for the solar panel to be connected.
Washing machine settled into its new laundry.
Debbie, Jane and Peter Russo - you cannot believe how cold it was during their time at Yarrawonga. Their son Tim was the lucky one - at home with the heater.
Jeanette and Stan with the official 'turn-on' of water to the hangar sink. So much in the habit of going outside to fill up containers of water from the outside tap we forgot we could just use this sink.
Peter Russo (our plumber) doing some of his fancywork.
The solar hot water parts secured onto the roof of the hangar waiting to be installed.
Temporary sink in hangar might be connected to Solar hot water early in June.
Cavity doors are in the frame for the upstairs shower and toilet.
Upstairs shower base in place waiting for walls and plumbing to be completed.
Stairs here taken halfway through construction are now complete.
Stan putting in the last of our sliding glass doors. Note the asphalt from Peter and Anne McLean's hard stand area through to the taxiway.
We now have asphalt connecting taxiway to the concrete around our hangar. Note the yellow line indicating centre of hangar.
A lot happened in a week. The second storey frame is taking shape.
Hosing prior to rolling the crusher rock to form hard base.
While a heap of activity takes place all around - a gal's gotta do what a gal's gotta do - relax and read!
View of the upper level floor nearing completion. Our trike looks tiny down below.
Careful Stan! Someone might turn on the tap. View from outside the large sliding door toward the taxiway and runways. Glenn Saunders bobcat ready to excavate prior to filling with crusher rock.
A closer view of the outside. In a lot of photos our white hangar walls appear to be yellow. They have been taken with the sun shining through a lot of bushfire smoke haze.
The outside of our large sliding glass door with completed concrete work.
Darren from Cobram Windows fitting grey sheet glass to our largest sliding door. (One day I'll ask his surname).
Harold Niblock visited Peter and Anne McLean and they "shared" him with us.
Now the mesh is in awaiting the cement to be poured.
Brian Godfrey's truck outside our hangar getting ready for steel mesh prior to concreting. Stan's faithful yellow van which we commonly call the "Yellow Brick" is inside hangar.
Floor trusses on top of frame will be secured into position shortly.
View of a dust storm at the airport on 22nd January.
Now the ground floor framework is in place, just have to await arrival of the upstairs floor trusses.
The men from Bright Helicopters doing joy flights in front of the Ski Club. Left to right: Ingo Schweda (who is building a hangar at Yarrawonga), Adam Cassan and Craig Campbell (owner of Bright Helicopters).
Russell Purdy ready to fly back to Mansfield.
Even Stan found time to chat.
Ian Buchanan-Black looking relaxed, in fact, does he ever look any different?
And among all the frivolity, Stan still manages to work on the frame.
Doug Brooke taking Stan for a ride in his Jabiru. I also went for a ride, and yes Doug, it is really, really nice.
Paula Gleeson.
Shane Gleeson.
Doug Brooke putting together our television aerial.
Stan leaning over his saw-bench with Pauline and Ken Jelleff.
And then there were two trikes in our hangar. Ken and Pauline Jelleff's trike shows there would still be room for more.
Frame of residence taking shape.
Van Steensel's truck ready for action.
Timber being delivered by Van Steensel's of Officer.
Trike is finally in its own hangar. Also fits nicely with our 4WD and Stan's work van. Saw bench is set up ready for action. The blue sunshade in centre enables the toilet to be a little more 'private'.
Timber stacked on the hangar floor.
On the right the toilet in all its glory, behind that the roller-door, to the left Stan has walled up the door opening. And on the floor the layout of the caretakers residence.
New door fits snugly in place, and looks terrific.
Hope the rear roller-door will be high enough!
It is a nice view out the front across the taxiway to runways.
Stan working on the floor plan of the caretakers residence.
Hope our trike will fit! You can see why the wind just blew straight through over weekend of 22/23 November.
Our good friend Linda Taylor with Joe's Jabiru from Shepparton.
Squatters in our hangar already! But look at the concrete.
About Me
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- Happily married to Stan for nearly 40 years. Two adult sons. Majority of my working life has been in the Newspaper industry as a typesetter and more recently typesetter/receptionist. I type fairly accurately at 80 to 100 words per minute and enjoy typing books. I love using my computer and with retirement in the future I looked around for something to keep me active using my computer and which might bring me in a few more dollars each week. Internet Marketing seems to be the ideal way to go - but I'm still searching for my elusive first dollar.
Our concretor, Brian Godfrey preparing packing sand for concreting. From the left wall to the beam on right side of opening in wall in background is the full width of our caretakers residence.
Glen Saunders digging trench for power. View from taxiway toward road, Mark Howard's hangar frame on left, another new hangar under construction in background.
Walls are on. Inside hangar looking toward taxiway. Packing sand being prepared prior to concrete.
Our trike arriving from Benalla to its temporary new home at Yarrawonga (obviously not into our hangar in background) but into McLean's Lore of Flight hangar.
Inside our new "Shade Shed", taxiway on left, road on right.
Inside our hangar, looking over airport road (John Duigan Drive) to another hangar under construction.
Roof now on our two hangars, complete with scaffolding.
The frame is up and hangar actually started.
Steel bolts in the concrete footings.
Steel on site ready to construct hangar at Yarrawonga.
Trikes in hangar at Benalla
Hangar door under construction on the floor.